Miss USA 1983

• California wins competition for the fourth time.
• Texas earns the 1st runner-up position for the fifth time and repeats the same position as the past year 1982.
• South Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1969.
• Louisiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1968.
• North Dakota earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Michigan and Texas.
• Texas placed for the ninth consecutive year.
• Michigan made its second consecutive placement.
• California, Georgia and Louisiana last placed in 1981.
• New York and South Carolina last placed in 1980.
• Washington last placed in 1979.
• Oklahoma and Pennsylvania last placed in 1978.
• Nevada last placed in 1977.
• North Dakota last placed in 1966.
• Hawaii, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia break an ongoing streak of placements since 1981.
• Maryland breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1980.

The Miss USA 1983 delegates were:

Alabama – Teri Lane Alaska – Amy Harms Arizona – Sindy Hedden Arkansas – Debra Baltz California – Julie Hayek Colorado – Lisa Gay Trujillo Connecticut – Mary Lynn Seleman Delaware – Shelley Perkins District of Columbia – Julie Warner Florida – Janet Chesser Georgia – Dotsy Timm Hawaii – Zoe Roach Idaho – Kerry Damiano Illinois – Vanessa Romine Indiana – Toni Yudt Iowa – Dana Ruth Mintzer Kansas – Renee Ruch Kentucky – Lee Ann Austin Louisiana – Pamela Jo Forrest Maine – Rosemarie Hemond Maryland – Shawn Keller Massachusetts – Robin Silva Michigan – Kimberly Mexicotte Minnesota – Carolyn Mattson Mississippi – Becky Case (Miss United Teenager 1979)

Missouri – Robin Riley Montana – Barbara Bowman Nebraska – Penelope Boynton Nevada – Christa Daniel New Hampshire – Lynn Stockwell New Jersey – Ann Marie Brucato New Mexico – Kristin Larsen New York – Jennifer Mikelinich North Carolina – Allison Pinson North Dakota – Elizabeth Jaeger Ohio – Gina Gangale Oklahoma – Mignon Merchant Oregon – Shelly Kiser Pennsylvania – Julie Page Rhode Island – Allegra Hendricks South Carolina – Allison Grisso South Dakota – Kelly Rosenbaum Tennessee – Ladonna Jean Friday Texas – Lisa Allred Utah – Launa Lewis Vermont – Leslie Lucchina Virginia – Tanquil Collins Washington – Kathi Tucker West Virginia – Jill Rigsby Wisconsin – Susan Peters Wyoming – Joanie Engstrom

Lisa Allred (Texas), first runner-up Allison Grisso (South Carolina), second runner-up

• Dana Ruth Mintzer (Iowa), won Miss Congeniality at both the state and national competition, 1983
• Lisa Allred (Texas), 1st runner-up, went on to compete in Miss World 1983
• Four contestants went on to compete in the Miss America pageant:
  • Elizabeth Jaegar (North Dakota) – Miss North Dakota 1985
  • Mignon Merchant (Oklahoma) – Miss Oklahoma 1986
  • Robin Riley (Missouri) – Miss Missouri 1987 (top 10 at Miss America 1988)
  • Joanne Stanulonis Justina (Connecticut) – Miss Connecticut 1983 (last 10 at Miss America 1984)

• Monique Van Vooren
• John Goodis
• Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 from Ohio
• Ed Marinaro
• Maxine Messinger
• Kevin Conway
• Barbara Peterson, Miss USA 1976 from Minnesota
• Vince Ferragamo
• Joanie Gregons
• Harry Blackstone Jr.
• Chico Hamilton

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